Music emphasis, Associate of Science
Students who successfully complete the Associate of Science degree with an emphasis in Music will be able to:
- Perform alone or with others while building a varied repertoire of music.
- Listen to, read, notate, analyze and describe music.
- Understand music in relationship to history, culture and the other arts.
Program Course Requirements
See the graduation requirements for the Associate of Science degree. For information on the advised sequence of program courses, see the Music emphasis, Associate of Science Program Map.
General Education Courses
OSU does not allow students to take courses in their chosen discipline to meet this requirement.
Core Courses
12 Credits of Individual Lessons
Select 12 credits from the following list of courses.
Note: Select 1 primary instrument to study while enrolled as a music major. Students cannot take both levels of a single individual lesson course in the same term. Take 6 terms of individual lessons while enrolled as a music major. These lessons are offered as needed, so there may be a term when an instrument is not offered, in that case a suitable substitution will be made available.
6 Credits of Performance Ensemble
Select 6 credits from the following list of courses.
Note: Students cannot take both levels of a single performance class in the same term. Take at least three terms of ensemble. Most schools will want to see students participate in an ensemble every term of enrollment as a music major. Each level of an ensemble may be taken three times for credit per college guidelines.
Total Credit Hours: 90